Shortly after the release of the updated Messenger for Mac, the multi-protocol alternative Adium 1.0 was released.
As I’m not a Mac user, I have never paid much attention to Adium, but with a 1.0 release it’s fair to take a look at it, even if I don’t use it.
Adium supports a wide array of services, these icons say enough:
Through the use of “Xtras”, Adium is highly customisable, types of Xtras including emoticon sets, contact list styles, message styles, AppleScripts, plugins, etc.
The change log from 0.89 is quite long, so get the new version if you’re a Mac user!
Version 6.0.2 of Messenger for Mac was released around the same time as Windows Live Messenger 8.1. The changes in this update include:
- Certificate alert now appears if you are missing a certificate preventing sign-in. If you get this alert, you need to contact Apple to find out how to obtain/re-install the certificate.
- Chat history for long histories should now save correctly.
- Some users were having issues where ALL contacts appeared offline; this has been resolved in this release.
- Messenger logging support has been added and is disabled by default. If you contact PSS with problems, they may ask you to enable logging so they can further investigate any issues.
It’s mostly an effort to fix sign-in issues, so be sure to update if you experience sign-in difficulty with Messenger for Mac.
ValSpy has also written a review of Messenger for Mac over at Messenger Stuff.
Some news from the Mac side of things. This snippet is from the MacWorld News pages:
Microsoft Messenger for Mac 6.0, a new version of Microsoft’s instant messaging application, is coming “later this year,” according to the company. It will include features such as federation with Yahoo! Messenger, customized emoticons and spell check. Users will also be able to display personal messages or what song’s playing in iTunes.
As it looks, we will – again – have to wait for video and voice support.
Today a Macintosh orientated Web site in The Netherlands, MacOSX.nl, posted that the release date for MSN Messenger 5.0 for Mac is August 9th, 2005. The site also adds a previously undisclosed feature to the already known feature list. Apparently, the new Mac version will allow connecting to other protocols.
MacCentral reports about MSN Messenger for Mac:
Microsoft announced today that MSN Messenger for Mac 5.0 would be released in the first half of 2005, adding several new features. The new version will include improved security and the ability to add users listed in a company’s Global Address List (GAL) or corporate address book and it will enable users to view both personal and corporate messaging accounts from one location.
Check out the discussion on the forum, MSN Messenger for Mac announced and a screenshot made available.
